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Clothing and shoe stores in Chaffee County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Chaffee County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #549 of 2,087 scored counties
#7 of 35 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
11
3 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,844 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,831
+6.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,844 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Chaffee County spend about $18.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 11 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.7M per store, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Chaffee County has 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chaffee County in 2023. That is one for every 1,973 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Chaffee County grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Chaffee County is 64 (upper middle), #549 of 2,087 scored counties and #7 of 35 scored counties in Colorado.

How Chaffee County compares

The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing and shoe stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Clothing and shoe stores in Chaffee County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureChaffee CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.214.616.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,9731,3171,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,844$2,010$2,055
Median household income$84,132$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6456

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$563K
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
113 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chaffee County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Chaffee County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,831+6.9% since 2020
Households
9,863
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,013 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$84,132+50.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,166
Median home value
$665,700
Jobs located here
8,710
Daytime population
19,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Chaffee County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO9199.0$2.6M+16.5%#24 of 2,087
2Weld County, CO821028.2$2.4M+14.2%#132 of 2,087
3Broomfield County, CO69206.3$3.7M+6.3%#389 of 2,087
4Teller County, CO6775.9$3.1M0.0%#450 of 2,087
5Arapahoe County, CO6628311.0$1.9M+2.8%#493 of 2,087
6Grand County, CO65810.7$1.8M+4.8%#529 of 2,087
7Chaffee County, CO641111.2$1.7M+6.9%#549 of 2,087
8Jefferson County, CO612389.8$2.2M−0.5%#637 of 2,087
9El Paso County, CO6134611.9$1.6M+3.2%#653 of 2,087
10Fremont County, CO60168.9$1.8M+2.4%#677 of 2,087

Other business types in Chaffee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Chaffee County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 clothing and shoe stores in Chaffee County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Chaffee County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $18.2M a year, or $1,844 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,863 households in Chaffee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chaffee County, CO compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Chaffee County has 11.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Chaffee County would have about 14, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,973 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Chaffee County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Chaffee County at 20,831 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,863 households. Median household income in Chaffee County is $84,132, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.8%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Chaffee County scores 64 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #549 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Chaffee County

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